A repository of tools and educational materials designed to improve quantitative literacy skills in social science courses....
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A repository of tools and educational materials designed to improve quantitative literacy skills in social science courses. Built especially for faculty teaching post-secondary courses in such areas as demography, economics, geography, political science, social psychology, and sociology, the materials include stand-alone learning activities, tools, and pedagogy services. The goal is to make it easier for faculty to bring real social science data into courses across the curriculum ranging from introductory classes to senior seminars.

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SSDan Office

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Oct 16, 2012
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Nov 30, 2016

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This site explores the complex area of death and dying in American culture. The site is replete with links to numerous topics...
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This site explores the complex area of death and dying in American culture. The site is replete with links to numerous topics and issues surrounding the concept of death. Also included are life calculation predictors for individuals visiting the site.

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Author:
Michael Kearl

Date Added:
Feb 15, 2000
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Jun 18, 2016

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The Methodspace masthead states it is "home of the Research Methods community." Moreover, the site claims: "Methodspace is a...
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The Methodspace masthead states it is "home of the Research Methods community." Moreover, the site claims: "Methodspace is a multidimensional online network for the community of researchers, from students to professors, engaged in research methods. Sponsored by SAGE, the site is created for students and researchers to network and share research, resources and debates. Methodspace users have free access to selected journal articles, book chapters, etc which highlight emerging topics in the field.״

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Author:
Katie Metzler, Jai Seaman

Date Added:
Jul 18, 2014
Date Modified:
Jun 18, 2016

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For more than four decades, the General Social Survey (GSS) has studied the growing complexity of American society. It is the...
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For more than four decades, the General Social Survey (GSS) has studied the growing complexity of American society. It is the only full-probability, personal-interview survey designed to monitor changes in both social characteristics and attitudes currently being conducted in the United States.

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Author:
Eric Young

Date Added:
Mar 22, 2016
Date Modified:
Jan 25, 2017

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The UK Data Service is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to meet the data needs of researchers,...
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The UK Data Service is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to meet the data needs of researchers, students and teachers from all sectors, including academia, central and local government, charities and foundations, independent research centres, think tanks, and business consultants and the commercial sector.The UK Data Service collection includes major UK government-sponsored surveys, cross-national surveys, longitudinal studies, UK census data, international aggregate, business data, and qualitative data.We provide:Access to high-quality local, regional, national and international social and economic dataSupport for policy-relevant research in the higher education, public and commercial sectorsGuidance and training for the development of skills in data use The development of best practice data preservation and sharing standardsThe sharing of expertise with international data providers to remove barriers to accessing data

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Unknown

Date Added:
Feb 15, 2018
Date Modified:
Feb 15, 2018

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